Improvement in pen, pencil, and ink cases



J. GRAYBILL. Pen, Pencil, and Ink-Gases.

No. 220,136. Patented Sept. 30,1879.

jnvenh r" 7 ZJ/M ZWS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J AGOB GRAYBILL, OF MASSILLON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF OF HIS RIGHT TO JOHN S. GRAYBILL, OF OADIZ, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN PEN, PENCIL, AND INK CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No- 220,l36, dated September 30, 1879; application filed August 22, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB GRAYIBILL, of Massillon, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen, Pencil, and Ink Cases for Writing-Tables; and I do hereby declare that the following a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to and proposes to furnish a dust-tight combination casin g, pen-rack, and inkstand to be attached to school and other writing desks and tables for convenient use.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows my device attached to a desk, the lid open and the inkbottle holder drawn out, with its top raised. Fig. 2 shows the same detached from the desk. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line 3 y in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal cross-section on the line 00 x in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detailed view.

A is an oblong casing of suitable size and depth to attach to any writing desk or table at a convenient point under the ledge or pro jecting top. It is provided with a lid or coverin g, B, hinged to its lower front side or edge at a a, and made to drop down out of the way, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, and to close so as to exclude all dust. It is divided by the partition a into a large and small compartment, 0 and D.

b b are a projecting series of arms for holding pen-holders and pencils, and are attached to the back a in compartment 0 on a horizontal line, with sufficient space between to facilitate grasping the contents. These arms b may be in a single row, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or in any number that may be desired.

b is a preferably concaved bed or receptacle for ldose pens, pieces of pencils, &e., and

is attached to the bottom of and extends the length and depth of compartment O.

b is a front plate or door, hinged to the front edge of the right end of easing A, and made so that when closed in compartment D its front side is flush with the outer edges of the easing A.

b is a bottleholder, attached to the inner side of plate or door b and made to turn into compartment D when it is desired to close the lid B.

It will be seen that the door I) may be dispensed with, and the hinges a attached direct to the bottle-holder b at the pleasure of the manufacturer. I) is provided with a hinged lid, b, which closes dust-tight.

The compartment O may or may not be lined with velvet or other soft fabric, at the pleasure of the manufacturer.

The case A may be attached to the table or desk by any of the ordinary means-as, forinstance, by the screw b".

It will thus be seen the operation of my device, when attached to a desk or table, as indicated, is to open or drop the lid B and draw out the bottle-holder 11 when the pen, pencils, and ink will be exposed for ready use.

What I claim is The oblong case A, divided into two compartments, O and D, the compartment 0 having the bed or receptacle 1) and a series of sup porting-arms, I), arranged in the same horizontal line or lines, the ink-bottle holder b hinged to the casing A and made to turn into the compartment D, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J AOOB GRAYBILL.

Witnesses A. O. ROBERTSON, ISAAC ULMAN. 

